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“One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.” ~ Nelson Mandela In the name of due diligence, you can second guess, worry, and belittle your dreams. This leads to major starts, stops, and crashes. Every time you have a dream of what is possible...

How One Woman Walked Past a Series of Prejudices & Astounded the World Prejudice is defined as the holding of a belief without reason or true experience. In times where our world is causing us to look at a variety of prejudices….it is timely to look at, feel and...

Defying What Keeps Us Small..One Act at a Time “The only thing that exists is quality….everything else that exists is what exists before quality exists“ Hilda Shipper Israel Admiral William H. McRaven gave an inspiring Commencement Speech at the University of Texas Austin in 2014. His wisdom inspired this post....

Earning the Life & People Merit Badge Anticipation of perfect people in a perfect world is easily one of the greatest causes of disappointment and despair. This applies equally to expectations of yourself and your expectations of others. Being human is part of being here; human evolution is about...

‘The definition of boredom in a relationship is to decide you ‘know’ who someone is, what they want, and what they are capable of.” People are processes they have seasons. When you are with someone fairly regularly many assume that they know who someone is and what they can...

Misery loves misery. Statements about what you can’t do, about your inability to succeed, achieve and see the bigger opportunity/silver lining are really statements about the person who is making them. Not about you. Simply put, their negative filter is an out-picturing of their own ‘can’t’ experiences. It’s Like...

Our Difficulties Often Clarify Where Our Important Bonds /True ‘Family’ Are “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Rarely do members of the same family grow up under one roof.” Richard Bach The moments in...

Creating the Conditions for Inspiration to Flow “You got to prime the pump, you must have faith and then believe; you must give of yourself before you’re worthy to receive.” – ‘Desert Pete,’ the Kingston Trio As a child, I remember watching the Miracle Worker many summers in Tuscumbia, Alabama...

Every time you catch yourself thinking or saying, ‘I would never do or say that’ – a warning light should go off. Such perfection is an impossible act to follow Holidays often remind us of old bygones and unfinished business. When you get behind 4 walls with people you...

How much energy are you stealing from your total pie by indulging in self-righteous offense? Do you ever find yourself feeling exhausted, even though you know you’re getting enough daily sleep and taking care of yourself pretty well? Even in the best of health, every single one of us...

“Challenges Don’t Make Us, They Reveal Who We Are” On a frigidly cold and snowy day, I set out to travel from Bend, OR home to Eugene. When I departed that morning, I had no idea that the usual 3-hour trip would turn into a 14-hour ordeal complete with...

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain; there is no Great and Powerful Oz.” Those That Say, Do Not Speak the Final Truth If there is something we have learned in the recent election (with both conservatives and left leaners….) is that those that predict do not...

Acknowledging Artist: Igor Morski If you’re grasping for the system to be stable, you are setting yourself up for personal hell (disappointment). We Live Through Cycles of Unpredictability A colleague of mine facilitated a support group on Death Row for years. She began every group with the question: “Given...

The Only True Question /Criteria is: Does This Give Me Peace? Once again, you are on the verge of something exciting, a new approach, a new relationship, a real shift in thinking. You are like a moth drawn to a flame. Your wings are fully extended and you feel...

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Meet Stephanie Shipper

Stephanie Shipper supports bright, creative spiritually-minded professionals in strategizing and finding breakthroughs with your Enemies of Potential. She is also a dedicated distance bicycler who loves to ride with the wind in her hair, a kayaker, and a former New Orleans chef.

Why Work with
My Enemies?

I challenge you to find me more than one bright, creative person who doesn't have Enemies that play with their potential, their sense of humor and their peace of mind. Everything looks great on the outside, yet they struggle with achieving what they know they are capable of.

Are you at the point where you are ready to step beyond the Enemies in your way and grow a strategy that allows you to be the amazing, fully potentiated person with a Greater Destiny and Potential you were born to be?